Dark Summer
Автор: Jon Cleary
Год издания: 0000
From the award-winning Jon Cleary, a novel featuring Sydney detective Scobie Malone – who finds the first of several murder victims in his own swimming pool.In the heat of an Australian summer, Inspector Scobie Malone of the New South Wales police finds the body of a promising informer, Scungy Grime, floating face down in his family’s backyard swimming pool. Scobie is investigating Sydney’s major drug-dealing operation, and Grime’s murder is a clear warning. Malone’s family is put under police protection—a nightmare for Scobie, who had always been able to separate his professional obligations from his home life. But Scobie is determined not to be frightened off the job and leads the search for the murderer.Scungy Grime turns out to be only the first victim of an innovative killer who injects his victims with curare. The trail leads in many directions: to Grime’s former boss, retired big-time criminal Jack Aldwych; to Aldwych’s son, Junior, who is using his father’s ill-gotten fortune to build a legitimate business empire; to Junior’s unlikely girlfriend, Janis, a tough-nut social worker who counsels drug…
A Peaceful Summer
Автор: Ace Anthony
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The summer of 1939, the last summer of peace before World War II. Helmut Krauss, a young German pianist, returns home after completing his education in Britain, only to discover that his mother has become an ardent supporter of Hitler. Far from sharing his mother’s enthusiasm, Helmut applies for an American visa, but Frau Krauss doesn’t give up easily – she believes that her talented son and German Reich are made for each other…
A journey, made in the summer of 1794 through Holland and the Western frontier of Germany
Автор: Анна Радклиф
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Полный вариант заголовка: «A journey made in the summer of 1794, through Holland and the western frontier of Germany with a return down the Rhine: to which are added Observations during a tour to the lakes of Lancashire, Westmoreland, and Cumberland / By Ann Radcliffe».